Biography

Iain Buchanan graduated from Edinburgh University in 1982 and following almost 2 years in general dental practice started training towards a specialist career in Orthodontics. Following Hospital training posts in Edinburgh and Dundee he gained his Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1986). He then moved on to speciality training in Orthodontics in Manchester at the completion of which he passed both the Diploma and Membership in Orthodontics exams of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1988) and later also gained a Master of Science degree from the University of Manchester (1991).

In 1989 Iain moved to Glasgow as Senior Registrar in Orthodontics at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School and higher specialist training in Orthodontics was completed in 1992. He was then appointed to a Consultant Orthodontist post at Glasgow Dental Hospital in 1993. Having worked full time at the Dental Hospital for 4 years he then changed to a part-time contract and opened a Specialist Orthodontic Practice in Paisley in 1997.

From January 2009 Iain Buchanan is now Clinical Teacher/ Honorary Consultant with the University of Glasgow where his main responsibility is undergraduate orthodontic teaching. He is Orthodontic Teaching Lead, Deputy Lead of the Clinical Dentistry Section and Lead Clinician in Orthodontics. He is also presently a Scottish External Advisor on Appointment Committees. Clinically, Iain has a particular interest in the management of hypodontia. He continues to work part-time in specialist Orthodontic Practice.